Benchmark Mineral Intelligence says that refining bottlenecks, not mining output, keep the US reliant on foreign copper processors.

Copper's long-anticipated supply crunch may not depend on what's under the ground, but rather on what's above it. While industry warnings have focused on declining discoveries and the need for dozens ...

Typically, TCRCs form a cornerstone of smelter profitability by providing a stable revenue stream for processing incoming ...

Governments are starting to realize the problems in the copper industry and have made copper a critical metal. The United ...

Feb 5 (Reuters) - Europe's largest copper producer Aurubis reported first quarter operating core profit slightly below market ...

SPOKANE, Wash., Sept. 15, 2011 /PRNewswire/ Honeywell (NYSE: HON) Electronic Materials announced today it will more than double its refining and casting capacity for high-purity copper and tin at its ...

The Survey illustrates this concern with the example of a 1 GW wind turbine, which needs around 2,866 tonnes of copper. This ...

Still Bright hopes its chemical process could help replace polluting copper smelters. Demand for copper is surging, as is pollution from its dirty production processes. The founders of one startup, ...